Psycho Posted October 14, 2023 Posted October 14, 2023 Mäns Zelmerlow king of winning last place in Games
nostalgic Posted October 14, 2023 Posted October 14, 2023 5 minutes ago, Sanguine said: Team Shelven Our first safes are 6th Reveal hidden contents @khalyan with What's Your Pleasure? "Your explanation meets the theme, but in a fairly baseline way that leaves me wanting more information. You’ve essentially just told me that the album is a fresh-sounding disco album with strong vocal production, which isn’t much to go off of in order to decide whether this particular song is a better representation of the album than the rest of the album’s tracks. The personal connection tie-in was a bit of a risk in a more objective round, but I think you mostly managed to bring it back to the theme by talking about how it acts as a reference point of sorts for the rest of the album." 6.5/10 5th Hide contents @nostalgic with G*psy Woman "It’s a shame you went over the word limit by a pretty sizeable amount because otherwise this would have been a nearly flawless entry. Not only does this tell me exactly what the album is going to be like from both a lyrical and musical standpoint, but you’ve done a great job selling this song as being uniquely representative of all those elements. Your discussion of how both this song and the album as a whole mark a shift in Hilary’s musical career was another great way to tie the song and album together. If you had only exceeded the word count by a few words, I would have let it slide, but it wouldn’t be fair to everyone else for me not to penalize you. Your explanation exceeded the word limit by about a third, so I’ll apply that same deduction to your score. As a note to everybody, I'll likely impose even stricter penalties in future rounds for explanations that go over the word limit by more than a trivial amount, so please try to follow those." 6.6/10 (10 – 3.4 deduction) Plus a warning about explanation lengths Not me missing 1st place because I had to show out and write an extra sentence sorry about that! This is the only game I've participated in so far and I'm still learning the ropes, I'll try to be more concise going forward. Thank you @shelven for your kind words
Dessy Posted October 14, 2023 Posted October 14, 2023 1 minute ago, stupidjock said: oh so I actually didn't lost lol, nice Now sis
Sanguine Posted October 14, 2023 Author Posted October 14, 2023 Team Staryu Eliminated at 10th Spoiler @jesus del rey with Miss Camaraderie "I like the fairytale you wrote about your intepretation of Miss Camaraderie but I just don't love it as THE song that represents BWET, MC is too bloated to me and a little soft around the edges while most of the album has more of an edge and sharpness to it, YR or Luxury feel like better choices to me." Eliminated at 9th Spoiler @Galaxy with Nuclear Seasons "I agree that Nuclear Seasons represents the album the best but your reasoning was just a little lackluster to me compared to most of the others, and the first line you seemed unsure "could be"" Eliminated at 8th Spoiler @Legend E with Chemistry "While I kinda agree with this choice, I kinda don't as well, it lacks some of Kelly's fiery spirit, it feels a little too lowkey to me." Sorry, you have not been chosen as a wildcard close call! Thank you to everyone for auditioning SAFE at 7th Spoiler @Dessy with On My Mama "I have no self-confidence but I do agree this song works perfectly to encapsulate the mood/vibe of Jaguar II." WINNER of Team Staryu Spoiler @ughgabriel with Hanging On (Solo) "Loved your beautiful explanation and I 100% agreed with it, Hanging On does embody the Halcyon era and feeling to me as well, great choice." Will he be the overall winner? We'll see! 1
Kelp Posted October 14, 2023 Posted October 14, 2023 Not Hanging On being the best representative song of Halcyon when it's a cover
ultraviolence.xx Posted October 14, 2023 Posted October 14, 2023 @Dessy looks fly! @Dessy looks good! 1
ultraviolence.xx Posted October 14, 2023 Posted October 14, 2023 Just now, ATRL Username said: Not Hanging On being the best representative song of Halcyon when it's a cover the way i never knew this
Sanguine Posted October 14, 2023 Author Posted October 14, 2023 (edited) Team Element Eliminated at 9th Spoiler @Insanity with Decode "Analyzing/questioning is a theme that I didn’t really expect to see. I’m a little unsure how this core theme will be expanded across multiple rounds of the competition. Will it be a bit too relationship heavy? I would have also loved to hear about the sonic themes of the album." Eliminated at 8th Spoiler @Hurem with Back to Black "I’m torn a bit on this entry, as it does seem like a bit of a copout to just go with the title track. I guess it is indeed the title track for a reason. You kept your reasoning very concise, but you did still have 60 words available to strengthen your argument. Referencing specific lyrics, for example, would have been helpful. I do think you covered the core themes and sonic highlights of the album appropriately." Sorry, you have not been chosen for wildcard close call! Thank you both for auditioning!! SAFE at 7th Spoiler @Post Malone with Diamonds "Definitely a bit of a predictable choice to go with the well-known lead single. I can’t say I’m necessarily empowered to listen to the whole album because of it… like it kind of just works as a standalone hit. However, I think your explanation was good and helped us understand the core themes of the album." WINNER of Team Element Spoiler @minho with Inside Out "This was a really strong submission! You gave us a good introduction to the artist’s history and the themes of the album. I also enjoyed how you commented on both the lyrical themes as well as the sonic strengths/production. Great job!" Will he be the overall winner? Edited October 14, 2023 by Sanguine 1
ughgabriel Posted October 14, 2023 Posted October 14, 2023 Just now, ATRL Username said: Not Hanging On being the best representative song of Halcyon when it's a cover See when you reimagine art and make it into something better Thank you @Staryu
Kelp Posted October 14, 2023 Posted October 14, 2023 Just now, ultraviolence.xx said: the way i never knew this
ATRL Moderator Legend E Posted October 14, 2023 ATRL Moderator Posted October 14, 2023 what does that have to do with the album itself
Sanguine Posted October 14, 2023 Author Posted October 14, 2023 Team Shelven Eliminated at 9th Spoiler @brycehooha with Love Drought "Shorter explanations aren’t necessarily worse, and I thought your first sentence did a good job at concisely summarizing the concept of the album and why this song represents that. Your second sentence, on the other hand, really would have benefitted from some elaboration. Why is this song’s sound important for the album as a whole other than a very high-level acknowledgment that it’s R&B? What is it about this particular version of R&B that “really works” with the album? You provided a blanket statement without showing us how you got there, which is a shame because you had enough room in the word count to expand." 5/10 Thank you for applying! Eliminated SAFE at 8th Spoiler @Julia Fox with La Pared "You met the theme in the sense of telling me what the album is about and why this song is representative of it, but I’m left not being all that convinced that this song is the album’s centrepiece or that there weren’t stronger examples you could have picked. You focus a lot of your explanation on the fact that the album is very poetic and full of twists, but this particular song’s lyrics are quite repetitive and standard. Given that you only used half of the word limit (excluding linking us to the English lyrics), I think you should have used that extra space to flesh out some of the vague ideas in here about the poetry of the lyrics or the specific types of influences to expect on the album." 5.5/10 Congratulations, you've been chosen as our wildcard save! SAFE at 7th Spoiler @Overprotected with Everything's Eventual "I like that you start things off by providing some background on the artist’s real-world experiences that resulted in this album and I think that context is tied well to your explanation of the song you chose. My issue is that, while you connect the song to the artist’s background quite well, the connection between the song and the album itself is left vague. You describe the album as showcasing who the sisters “really are”, but based on the song you chose, all I know about who “they really are” is that they like each other, their family, and life. It meets the theme, but it could have been fleshed out more." 6/10 WINNER of Team Shelven Spoiler @ultraviolence.xx with Raven "Two entries further down my ranking are examples of the pitfalls of not using your full word limit, but this entry is a great example of how it can also work very well. I think your explanation does everything it needs to do in a clear and polished way. It links this song and the album as a whole in multiple different ways that feel grounded, it touches on both the sonic and lyrical aspects of each, and it gives me a tangible, specific understanding of what this album is going to be about. My one small critique is that you do a disservice to your own strong explanation by starting it off telling us that there may be an alternative choice on the album that’s just as good or better for the theme." 9/10
Dessy Posted October 14, 2023 Posted October 14, 2023 Damn maybe I should've snatched Bey. The floppage
Sanguine Posted October 14, 2023 Author Posted October 14, 2023 We now have our 22-person cast! ughgabriel Psycho ATRL Username luckystrike Alena MusicLoverDude Dessy minho Not Like The Movies PoisonedIvy Hey Dude stupidjock EriKills Post Malone ultraviolence.xx auburn wehavetostan PinkBox nostalgic khalyan Overprotected Julia Fox but who won the audition? 1
Sanguine Posted October 14, 2023 Author Posted October 14, 2023 @ultraviolence.xx @ughgabriel @minho You all had fantastic explanations that won your respective groups, but UGHGABRIEL has been chosen as the overall winner of the audition by our panel congratulations! 3
Kern Posted October 14, 2023 Posted October 14, 2023 I don't know, I'm just happy I'm not out yet My english skills are gonna be the death of me
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